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i have have a fairly stock rb20det, basically all it has is a walbro fuel pump, 450x300x78 fmic, stock turbo, pod, boost tap, 3.5 exhaust with stock cat(yeh i know lol im too lazy to get the f**r off* otherwise id have a new one on by now, service it every 5000km and it runs like a dream, no probs cept vacuum pipes splitting on me all the time, running turbo on 14psi never pings, runs smooth as a mother! had a few probs when my spark plugs got to old was misfiring a bit, but now ive accidently ran stock turbo on 20psi! and i didnt notice for like 3 days cause my brother mainly drives it, put it back down to 14 psi still fine! runs like a dream

any way! so had everything checked out and the engine is top notch, so im just wandering what should i do next, i have a high flowed r32 turbo sitting in my wardrobe i was thinking about installing it, i was just wandering.. i know the stock turbo's are watercooled correct? should i put in a oil catch can and oil cooler?

also was thinking about bigger valve springs and cams, and no i dont have an ecu

also any othe rsuggestions on what i should do on my tight arse budget! ive managed not to spend over 1000 so far, got her completely stock :)

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Stage one cam 256 deg 8.5 mm lift (tomei) would help no mater the turbo but you wouldn't need to change the valve springs for this cam.

If you wanted to intall the high flowed rb20 turbo the cam would be only benificial but not a necessity.

In the end you will still need a remap/tune. Regardless of the turbo you go with.

A stock r32 ecu is fairly easy to remap for someone in the know.

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OK where did you hear that?

A remap is permanant.

I'm running a much larger turbo,FMIC, 550cc RX7 injectors and a Z32 afm all on a stock ecu I remapped well over 12 months ago.

An ecu will self learn to a point but it has a base map to start from which is what people change in a remap.

Self learn is mainly ignition timing in a selected part of the map and some minor fueling in the closed loop area of the map. Other than that it will run what is is programmed/remapped to.

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Oil catch can is a good idea. Though a healthy RB20DET breaths sfa. :)

I only have one because my olod motor was so stuffed. I could fill it up in one night. :P

As for an oil cooler I dunno. Never had one and never seen any used. Probly only nesaccerrywhen racing I guess.

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